46 Sager Dr, Rochester, New York 14607

Note that class times remain the same. We’ll have more news to share on this soon.

Here’s it on a map:

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So from now on classes are Tuesdays and Thursdays, 6.30-8pm (beginner) and 8pm-9.30pm (intermediate/advanced), and Saturdays from 10-noon.

What’s new (10/26/2008):

• Saturday and Sunday Schedules Available
• More Instructors: Frederick James (Eagle Claw Kung Fu) & Avi Nardia (KAPAP Combatives) added to the line up!
• Instructor bios and descriptions of all workshops
• Information on lodging

This year’s Renaissance Martial Arts Festival will be November 6th and 7th. For more than ten years we’ve gathered our closest martial friends together to share their arts in a friendly and open environment travelling from up and down the east coast and as far away as California to teach at this event.

This year will feature a mix of new and old faces, with most instructors teaching two sessions. There will also be at least one intensive round-robin session as well where multiple instructors will team-teach, building off of each other’s respective systems.

The festival participants experience new martial arts and learn ideas and approaches that they can apply to their own practice. All arts and experience levels are encouraged to participate.

The weekend is filled with numerous opportunities to receive hands on, personal instruction in these arts. Meet and work with other martial artists from the Rochester area. Saturday night features a group dinner, offering another opportunity for participants and instructors to mingle!

This year’s workshops will include:

We’ll continue to update the website and the event’s Facebook page as more instructors confirm.

Registration for the festival begins at 7.00 am, on Saturday the 6th. Workshops run from 8.00 am – 5.30 pm.

Admission, which includes water and light refreshments, is $45 a day or $80 for both days (the Dinner is not included… Price is TBD). There is a $15 discount for College Students. Please e-mail us about for group rates. Also, for those coming from out of town, there is a special lodging rate for the festival.

For a better idea about what the weekend is like visit our flickr gallery which features pictures from past festivals.

Download the flyer (PDF) for this year’s festival

This year’s festival was a great success and we’re happy to share the photos. You can visit our flickr page to see them or watch this slideshow!

And, if you have any of your own photos, please share them in the photogroup we created for the festival.

Representing Syracuse, we’re also grateful to have Sifu Sharif Bey and Sifu Eric Winfrey.

We’re also very excited to have Sensei Lou Zuccaro returning this year. Those who attended last year’s festival are still talking about Sensei Lou’s amazing breaking and bed of nails demo. For those who haven’t seen it yet, enjoy this video:

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These instructors join the rest of our announced instructors: Sensei John Borter, Master Instuctor George Curbelo, Sensei Steve Perlman, Sensei Kevin Suggs, and Rob Terlizzi. We are also expecting to add a few more before November, so be sure to keep checking this website and the event’s facebook page for the latest details.

You can also download a copy of the festival flyer!

The specific order of each day has yet to be determined, and there may still be some late editions. But the festival is rapidly coming together. You can download this year’s flyer here: 2008 Renaissance Martial Arts Festival Flyer

Also, check back here this weekend as we’ll be releasing the full instructors list for this year’s Renaissance Martial Arts Festival.